Robert De Niro, to his eternal credit, is outspoken in his opposition to Trump.
Up until now, he has been more reticent in divulging his opinions regarding the Democratic candidates. That just changed. De Niro recently stated in an interview:
Buttigieg I like a lot. He’s got all the credentials – Rhodes Scholar, Afghanistan veteran – even though he’s young, and if he could get a chance it could be something special, I think.
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As a gay person, he’s someone who comes from a marginalized community, so people from other ethnic groups can identify with him, even if they’re not gay, because they know what it’s like.
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I think he’s the best for what we need now. I have friends who really like him a lot, as I do. With Obama, he had the middle name ‘Hussein’ and a lot of things that people tried to use against him – including Trump with the whole stupid ‘birther’ thing – and he went right through it. It could happen with Buttigieg.
Nice words for Buttigieg from a prominent and outspoken Trump opponent.